Gogs has authorization bypass in repository deletion API

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

5.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P · score source

EPSS

No dated EPSS signal available.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary The DELETE /api/v1/repos/:owner/:repo endpoint lacks necessary permission validation middleware. Consequently, any user with read access (including read-only collaborators) can delete the entire repository. This vulnerability stems from the API route configuration only utilizing the repoAssignment() middleware (which only verifies read access) without enforcing reqRepoOwner() or reqRepoAdmin(). Details 0. vulnerability location: - Vulnerable Endpoint：DELETE /api/v1/repos/:owner/:repo - Routing configuration file: internal/route/api/v1/api.go (approximately line 253) - Function handling file: internal/route/api/v1/repo/repo.go (approximately lines 320-338) 1. Root Cause Analysis Code Location 1: API Route Configuration (internal/route/api/v1/api.go ~ line 253) Code Location 2: Delete Function Implementation (internal/route/api/v1/repo/repo.go ~ lines 320-338) 2. Missing Permission Check Comparison with route configurations for other sensitive operations: 3. Data Flow Path -…

Published by the source

6 Feb 2026, 19:47 UTC

Last modified by the source

6 Feb 2026, 19:47 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 15:14 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-rjv5-9px2-fqw6

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-65852

Advisory: Gogs has authorization bypass in repository deletion API
IDs: CVE-2025-65852, GHSA-rjv5-9px2-fqw6
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-65852 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:14 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.7)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: gogs.io/gogs 0.13.4. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Go gogs.io/gogs: affected <= 0.13.3; fixed in 0.13.4

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Go gogs.io/gogs: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on gogs.io/gogs.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rjv5-9px2-fqw6 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-rjv5-9px2-fqw6 lists affected ranges: Go gogs.io/gogs >=0 <=0.13.3)

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